Top 15 Most Clutch Hitters in MLB History

Cal Ripken Jr.

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As baseball’s Iron Man, and one of the greatest shortstops and third basemen in history, Cal Ripken Jr. was no slouch at the plate, either. He is a member of the 3,000 hit club, behind only Derek Jeter and Honus Wagner for most hits by a shortstop. In September of 1995, when he set the record for the most consecutive games played by a baseball player (2131 at the time), fittingly, he hit a home run in that game. To this day, his 3,184 hits, 1,695 RBI, and 1,647 runs are all the highest totals in the history of the Baltimore Orioles organization.

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“Bottom of the ninth inning. Your team down by three runs. The bases are loaded. Your team is pitching. Who’s the guy you want at the plate?” Ok, could you get someone that knows baseball to write this? If my team is pitching in the 9th down by 3 runs then it doesn’t matter. Either its not the 9th inning as the game would be over, or its any other inning before the 9th and the “other team” would be hitting. The answer then should be you want their worst hitter up and not a clutch hitter which negates the purpose of your premise and its why you need some who knows baseball to write about it.